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Escape from a Small Planet

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Planetary rock has an average density around $10^4$ kg/m$^3$. Assuming that you can throw a fastball around 40 m/sec (nearly 90 mph) what is the approximate radius $R$ of the largest spherical planet where you can stand on the surface and throw a baseball away (to infinity)?



Robert G. Brown 2000-12-09